Cybersecurity for Internal and External Auditors: Governance, Risk, and Financial Impact - Designed for Finance Professionals with limited IT Backgrounds

Overview:

This session introduces cybersecurity essentials for auditors with a focus on governance, risk, and financial consequences. It translates technical risks into financial and compliance impacts, offering auditors practical tools to evaluate cybersecurity in the context of audit procedures.

Why you should Attend:

Unprepared auditors risk overlooking critical cyber threats that can compromise financial integrity, trigger regulatory sanctions, and damage reputation. Without understanding cybersecurity, audit professionals face uncertainty in assessing controls and doubt in their ability to protect stakeholders.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Core cybersecurity concepts for non-IT professionals
• Common vulnerabilities and threats affecting financial systems
• Governance and regulatory considerations for auditors
• Linking cybersecurity risks to financial reporting and audit processes
• Case-based scenarios of financial losses caused by cyber breaches
• Practical frameworks for auditors to assess cybersecurity readiness

Who Will Benefit:

• Internal Auditors
• External Auditors
• Compliance Officers
• CFOs and Finance Managers
• Risk Managers
• Controllers